Milestone About 300 Metres South of West Fines Wood is a Grade II listed building in the County Durham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 June 1987. Milestone.

Milestone About 300 Metres South of West Fines Wood

WRENN ID
first-lintel-harvest
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
County Durham
Constituency
North Durham MP: Luke Akehurst (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
24 June 1987
Type
Milestone
OS grid reference
NZ 077 496
Coordinates
54.84197, -1.88147
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This milestone, located about 300 metres south of West Fines Wood, dates from the late 18th century and marks the distance on the Corbridge to West Auckland turnpike, indicating 12 miles from Corbridge and 18 miles from West Auckland. It is a painted stone block, although much of it is now obscured by a nearby wall, with the front displaying a deeply-cut letter "C".

Local climate

Milestone About 300 Metres South of West Fines Wood receives an average of 900 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 67% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 87% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 53 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 94% of listed buildings. Of these, 33 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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